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First ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC-07)

                    Website: http://www.ICDSC.org/

                       September 25-28, 2007
                          Vienna, Austria
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Scope
Distributed smart cameras combine techniques from computer vision,
distributed processing, and embedded computing. Technological advances
in the design of sensors and processors have facilitated the development
of efficient embedded vision-based techniques. Distributed algorithms
can provide more confident deductions about the events of interest or
reduce ambiguities in a view caused by occlusion or other factors.
Because they operate in real time, a variety of smart environment
applications can be enabled based on the development of efficient
architectures and algorithms for distributed vision networks.

The conference aims to provide an opportunity for researchers working
in the areas of smart camera architectures, algorithm design, embedded
vision-based processing, and smart environments to exchange their most
recent results. Offering insight into the potentials and challenges of
distributed vision networks and presentation of design methodologies
employed by leading research groups working in these areas are also the
objectives of the conference. Presentations accompanied by demonstrations
and contributions based on industrial applications are also of interest.

Topics
Papers and demonstrations are solicited in the following areas:

Architecture:
- Smart camera architectures
- Image sensing techniques for smart camera networks
- Image and data fusion techniques
- Embedded vision programming methodologies and libraries
- Audio and vision fusion architectures and techniques
- Methods and tools for modeling, verification, and deployment

Algorithms:
- Distributed vision processing methods in smart camera networks
- Collaborative feature extraction, data fusion, and decision fusion
- Distributed appearance modeling
- Collaborative event interpretation
- Real-time operation and robust design methods, calibration techniques

Vision Networks:
- Architectures and protocols for networked operation of smart cameras
- Wireless and mobile image senor networks
- Collaborative position discovery and middleware applications
- Shared processing resources for video analysis
- Distributed database management for scene understanding
- Networks of smart cameras and other sensors

Applications:
- Vision-based smart environments, ambient intelligence
- Applications based on fusion of visual and other sensory data
- Multi-view vision for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- 3D scene analysis with distributed sensors
- Surveillance and tracking applications
- Distributed multimedia and gaming applications


Tutorials: Proposals for half-day tutorials on the listed topics are
solicited. Instructions for submitting tutorial proposals are
available at http://www.ICDSC.org.


Full-length papers of 6 to 8 pages in length reporting on original
research are solicited. Detailed submission instructions are available
at http://www.ICDSC.org. Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and
accepted papers will be assigned to lecture or poster sessions based
on content.

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Important Dates:
- Paper submission: May 21, 2007
- Tutorial proposal: May 21, 2007
- Notification of acceptance: July 1, 2007
- Camera-ready paper: July 20, 2007
- Conference: September 25-28, 2007
  (Tutorials: September 25, 2007)
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General Chairs:
 Bernhard Rinner (Klagenfurt University, Austria)
 Wayne Wolf (Princeton University, USA)

Program Chairs:
 Hamid Aghajan (Stanford University, USA)
 Richard Kleihorst (NXP Research, Netherlands)

Technical Program Committee:
 Kiyoharu Aizawa (University of Tokyo, Japan)
 Rick Baer (Micron Technology, USA)
 Alex Berestov (SONY Electronics, USA)
 Francois Berry (Universite Blaise Pascal, France)
 Horst Bischof (TU Graz, Austria)
 Andrea Cavallaro (Queen Mary, Univ. of London)
 Guanling Chen (UMASS Lowell, USA)
 Alexander Danilin (NXP Research, Netherlands)
 Liyanage De Silva (Massey University, New Zealand)
 Wilfried Elmenreich (TU Wien, Austria)
 Gene Frantz (Texas Instruments, USA)
 Rachel Goshorn (Naval Postgraduate School, USA)
 Pieter Jonker (TU Delft, Netherlands)
 Aman Kansal (Microsoft Research, USA)
 Sam Kavusi (Bosch RTC, USA)
 Mathias Kolsch (Naval Postgraduate School, USA)
 Xenofon Koutsoukos (Vanderbilt University, USA)
 Suk Hwan Lim (HP Labs, USA)
 Jacky Mallett (MIT Media Labs, USA)
 Johnny Park (Purdue University, USA)
 Andrea Prati (Univ. di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy)
 Richard Radke (RPI, USA)
 Mohammad Rahimi (UCLA, USA)
 Jim Reich (PARC, USA)
 Senem Velipasalar (Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
 Yuan-Fang Wang (UC Santa Barbara, USA)
 Scott Wills (Georgia Tech, USA)

Publicity Chair:
 Johnny Park (Purdue University, USA)

Demos Chair:
 Ben Schueler (NXP Research, Netherlands)

Local Arrangements Chairs:
 Wilfried Elmenreich (TU Wien, Austria)
 Roman Pflugfelder (Austrian Research Centers)
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